1. Premium n.
(1) an amount of money that you pay once or regularly for an insurance policy;
eg. And the extra premium involve will is for your account. 由此产生的额外保险费概由你方支付。
(2) an extra payment added to the basic rate.
(3) put / place / set a premium on sb/sth: to think that sb/sth is particularly important or valuable.
eg. The examiners put a premium on rational argument .
评委们对以理服人的论据给以高度评价。

2. intravenous adj.
(medical) (of drugs or food) going into a vein.
eg. That a coat hanger, in a pinch, makes a good rack for an intravenous bag. 必要时一个挂衣架就能当静脉输液支架用。

3. hospitalized
hospitalize v.
[usually passive] to send sb to a hospital for treatment.
eg. Her husband be away at an academic convocation when she is suddenly hospitalized. 她突然住院时她丈夫正在外地参加一个学术会议。

4. therapy n.
the treatment of a physical problem or an illness.
eg. Physical therapy alternates with chemical. 理疗和化疗交替进行。

5. overcrowded
overcrowd vt. 使（过分）拥挤；挤满，拥塞

6. definition n.
(1) an explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase, especially in a dictionary; the act of stating the meanings of words and phrases;
eg. A dictionary, by definition , is a book that gives a list of words in order along with their meanings. 按照定义，字典是将单字及其字义按照顺序排列而成的书。
(2) what an idea, etc. means;
eg. What’s your definition of happiness?
(3) the quality of being clear and easy to see.
eg. The definition of the digital TV pictures is excellent.

7. sharper
sharp
adj.
(1) having a fine edge or point, especially of sth that can cut or make a hole in sth;
eg. A pickpocket can cut through the straps with a sharp knife. 一个扒手能够用锋利的刀子把皮带割断。
(2) [usually before noun] sudden and rapid, especially of a change in sth;
eg. The result was a sharp drop in farm prices. 于是农产品价格急剧下降。
(3) [usually before noun] clear and definite;
Draw the eyepiece towards you and the object will come into sharp focus. 你把目镜凑近些，物体就会变得特别清晰。
(4) (of people or their minds, eyes, etc.) quick to notice or understand things or to react;
eg. She reads with a sharp eye for idiom. 她阅读时以敏锐的目光审视语言的习惯用法。
(5) ~ (with sb) (of a person or what they say) critical or severe;
eg. She was very sharp with me when I forgot my book. 我忘带书了, 她把我训斥了一顿。
(6) [usually before noun] loud, sudden and often high in tone: She read out the list in sharp, clipped tones; eg. There was a sharp knock on the door.
(7) (of a physical feeling or an emotion) very strong and sudden, often like being cut or wounded;
eg. Stooping down to pick up the pen, he felt a sharp pain in his back. 弯下腰捡笔时，他感到背部剧痛。
(8) changing direction suddenly;
eg. We all hung on as the bus swung around a sharp bend. 公共汽车在急转弯时我们都紧紧抓住拉手。
(9) strong and slightly bitter;
eg. The cheese has a distinctively sharp taste.
(10) (disapproving) (of a person or their way of doing business) clever but possibly dishonest;
eg. The firm is well-known for sharp practice. 该商行以做生意滑头闻名。
(11) [usually before noun] (of clothes or the way sb dresses) fashionable and new;
eg. He is a gambler in a sharp suit. 他是个衣着入时的赌徒。

8. versatile adj.
(1) (of a person) able to do many different things;
eg. This versatile actress came to the fore in a film early in her teens. 这位多才多艺的女演员还在十多岁时就在一部电影里初露锋芒。
(2) (of food, a building, etc.) having many different uses.
eg. Eggs are easy to cook and are an extremely versatile food.

9. confusion n.
(1) ~ (about / over sth)| ~ (as to sth) a state of not being certain about what is happening, what you should do, what sth means, etc.;
eg. There is some confusion about what the right procedure should be. 对应该采取怎样的步骤这一点还不太明确.
(2) ~ (between A and B) the fact of making a mistake about who sb is or what sth is;
Confusion between the crow and the rook is quite common. 把乌鸦和白嘴鸦弄混是很平常的事。
(3) a feeling of embarrassment when you do not understand sth and are not sure what to do in a situation;
(4) a confused situation in which people do not know what action to take.

10. endowment n.
(1) money that is given to a school, a college or another institution to provide it with an income; the act of giving this money;
(2) [C, usually pl.] (formal) a quality or an ability that you are born with.
eg. His endowment is limited, and scarcely fits him for this post. 他的天资有限，不太适合担任这项职务。

11. excused
excuse
n.
(1) ~ (for sth / for doing sth) a reason, either true or invented, that you give to explain or defend your behaviour;
(2) ~ (for sth / for doing sth)| ~ (to do sth) a good reason that you give for doing sth that you want to do for other reasons;
(3) a very bad example of sth;
(4) a note written by a parent or doctor to explain why a student cannot go to school or sb cannot go to work.
v.
(1) ~ sth| ~ sb (for sth / for doing sth) to forgive sb for sth that they have done, for example not being polite or making a small mistake;
(2) ~ sth| ~ sb / yourself (for sth / for doing sth) to make your or sb else’s behaviour seem less offensive by finding reasons for it;
(3) ~ sb / yourself (from sth) to allow sb to leave; to say in a polite way that you are leaving;
(4) ~ sb (from sth / from doing sth) [usually passive] to allow sb to not do sth that they should normally do.

12. tax-exempt
adj. 免税的，不收税的。

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